Wrong!
What's wrong about what I said?
He could've done a thousand things that would've been better and less destructive.
Ok, offer a few examples.
As it is, he turned off many people who otherwise would support his cause.
If we were talking about blocking intersections, or taking over libraries so that people can't study, or halting somebody else's parade, or taking over the stage at the Jazz Festival, then I'd agree with you 100%. I think that stuff alienates people who would be inclined to listened.
But kneeling during the anthem? I think that people who are mad about that are mad about his message.
Now, it's the NFL's problem.
The NFL helped create this problem in the first place by agreeing to promote phony patriotism in exchange for cash from the Department of Defense. If you're going to politicize your product, you have only yourself to blame when others don't agree with the politics your product has aligned with.
-k